bulwark
/ˈbʊlwərk/
verb
- To protect or strengthen with a bulwark or as if with a bulwark.
- The town bulwarked its harbor with a new seawall.
- She bulwarked her argument with solid evidence.
- They bulwarked the camp against the coming storm.
noun
- A strong wall or barrier built for defense, especially against attack or the sea.
- The old city walls served as a bulwark against invaders.
- The castle's stone bulwark protected it from enemy arrows.
- They built a bulwark of sandbags to hold back the floodwaters.
- Something that protects or defends against danger, difficulty, or harm.
- A strong education is a bulwark against poverty.
- The constitution acts as a bulwark for citizens' rights.
- Community support can be a bulwark against loneliness.
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